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SPECI-FICATI-ON forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,729. dated January. 24, 1888.

Application tied september 2s. isst. semi No. 214,337. No modem Y Vcitizen of the United States, residing at New Ipswich, in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stock-Cars, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description of a preferred form as will enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. f Figure l is a sideelevation, partly in section, of my improved car, showing the novel features of myinveniion. Fig. 2 is atop plan,Y View of the car, showing the general plan of the-interior of the latter. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the car, taken on the line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is ak detail view of a door at the end, which is designed to slide up to facilitate the cleaning out of the car. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the manger-trough, showing the general construction of this section of the car. Fig. V6 is a detail view of the water-pipe for the double trough.- l

The object of my invention .is to construct a car the interiorspace of which may loe utilized as a stock-carwhen it is desired to carry live stock, and at the same time to construct a car which may be readily and easily converted into a freight-'car for carrying long timbers, railroadiron, and other coarse freight,

or, in fact, any kind of freight which it mayl loe desired to carry on the return trips.

Another object of my invention is to construct a stock-car in which the animals may be fed and watered in transit without stopping the car to allow the attendant to get at the vhay or other feed which'mayloe carried for the stock. n

Still another object of my invention is to provide a means for facilitating the ready and effectual cleansing of the car when it is desired to clean it out. v l i With these general objects in view I con. struct the body of the car with troughs A A, which extend in pairs longitudinally along the car ldiagonally opposite each other, thus causing one half the stock to stand with their heads one way, while the other half of the stock stand equalize the weight inthe car. At each of"y the inner endsrof these troughs ormangers Ik construct partitions B, which are designed to slide up and down within the'guides b bin the sides ofthe car. y is provided with a suitable weight, C, anda partitionsarel designed to slide up out of the way when the vcar is converted into a freight- 55 l Each of thesliding doors B These" car, and are held in position by a pima, asis r clearly shown in Fig. 3. Each of the partitionsBisprovidedwithhandfholesbb. When A the partitions are down, as shown in Fig'. 1, the centralportion of the ca r'is converted into a small room, which is designed for the attendant. 1

In the floor ofthe car and between the partitions B when down, I make two trap-doors,` V y D D, which open upward, or which may be constructed to open downward, if found de-k sirable, into the feedcompartment E beneath the car. The feed-compartment is provided n at each side with doors E E', and the bottom'y ,75

G designates a little door, which is to slide4 of this feed-compartmentor feed-binissup ported by the truss-rods F F.

up andl down to facilitate the cleaning out of the car.

By reference to 5 it will be observed that the troughs, which are pivoted at-gare designed yto tilt, and are operatedby the chain hand the ring Vhen it isidesired to empty atrough, the ring 't' is pulled and the trough is'tipped over and its contents dropped kinto the gutter 7c. As soon as the strain on thel ring 13 is released the trough will instantlyjresume its normal position, yas shown in Fig. 5. The gutter k is provided with an outlet, l, at its lower outer portion. The double watery90` pipe (shown in Fig. 6) is designed to be used f when the troughs come close together and4 when the troughs are' divided into two rsections, as shown in Fig. 2. It is quite apparent, however, that .these troughs may be made longer and extend the entire length ofone-half y the car without departing from theV spirit of my invention.,`

The manger is constructed with the bar I and the semicir'cular wall J, which is-concave on its outside to prevent the animals. from -injuring their knees. The front of the manger ICO and the beam are held in place by a diagonal rod, K, which is secured to the timbers of the car at the end opposite the end which passes through the front of the mangen- It is quite apparent that the 'folding partitions B may be made of slats and flexible connecting material to roll up vertically; or they may be made to roll around a vertical post, which may be located at a point either side of the ear, preferably near the space now occupied by the vertical guides b b; and, in fact, various other equivalent means of folding or rolling up the partitions may be employed to advantage Without departing from the general spirit of myinvention. It is also quite apparent that the partitions may be made in a single piece, and may be moved out of place and set up against the end of the car when it is desired to convert it into a freight-ear; or the floor itself may be made in sections7 and made With suitable hinges or pivotal eonneetionsto fold up and form a Central apartment; or the vertical partitions might be hinged in the eenter, to be folded up and set aside when not required to form the room for the attendant when the ear is used as a stock-ear.

It will be observed that the Water-tank has a proj eetion at the bottom which is perforated. This perforation serves as a means of locking the folding partitions up outof the Way by inserting a pin through such perforation after the doors have been putin place in the top of the ear.

Having now described a preferred form of carrying out my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, and what I therefore claim, is

l. In a stoek-ear, the combination of the manger provided with the diagonal rod K,

which extends from the front portion of the manger between the feed-trough and a gutter for the feed-trough, and holds the manger in position, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a stock-car, the main body provided with vertical grooves each side of its central portion and having a water-tank at its top, which Water-tank is provided with a perforated projection, in combination with sliding partitions provided with counterbalancingweights having cords Which extend up to the top of a ear and across the space and are adapted to slide up and down on the side opposite that side which the sliding door occupies, said Sliding door being perforated, and a pin for securing the door in place when in an ele vatcd folded position, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. D. BURTON.

lVitnesses:

WILLIAM H. N Asn, Crus. II. MAGooN. 

